The Well-Digger's Daughter (1940)
La fille du puisatier (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Approved
- 2h 50min
- Comedy, Drama
- 28 Sep 1946 (USA)
- Movie
A rural maiden's two suitors go off to war, leaving her pregnant.
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- 1 nomination.
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Pascal Amoretti
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| Fernandel | ... |
Félipe Rambert
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| Josette Day | ... |
Patricia Amoretti
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| Line Noro | ... |
Marie Mazel
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| Georges Grey | ... |
Jacques Mazel
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| Fernand Charpin | ... |
André Mazel
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| Milly Mathis | ... |
Nathalie
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| Clairette Oddera | ... |
Amanda Amoretti
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Roberte Arnaud | ... |
Roberte Amoretti
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Raymonde | ... |
Éléonore Amoretti
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| Tramel | ... |
Maxime Exbrayat - le garçon de café
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Marcel Maupi | ... |
Le commis du bazar Mazel
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| Charles Blavette | ... |
Le teinturier
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Lucien Callamand | ... |
Le colonel aviateur
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Jean Heuzé | ... |
Le capitaine-aviateur
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Rosette Denans | ... |
Marie Amoretti
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Liliane | ... |
Isabelle Amoretti
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Directed by
| Marcel Pagnol | ||
Written by
| Marcel Pagnol | ... | (written by) |
| Herman G. Weinberg | ... | (English titles) |
Produced by
| Marcel Pagnol | ... | producer |
Music by
| Vincent Scotto | ||
Cinematography by
| Willy Faktorovitch | ... | (as Willy) |
Editing by
| Jeanne Rongier | ||
Editorial Department
| Charles Clement | ... | re-editor: USA - original release |
Production Design by
| Marius Brouquier | ||
Set Decoration by
| Marius Brouquier | ||
| Cot | ||
Production Management
| Charles Pons | ... | production manager |
Sound Department
| Marcel Lavoignat | ... | sound editor / sound |
Additional Crew
| Albert Dubout | ... | poster designer: 1951 reissue |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Producers Distributing Corporation (P.D.C.) (1945) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Siritzky International Pictures Corporation (1946) (United States) (theatrical) (sub-titled)
- British Lion Film Corporation (1947) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Gaumont (1951) (France) (theatrical) (35 and 16mm)
- France 3 (1990) (France) (tv)
- Canal+ (1992) (France) (tv)
- Compagnie Méditerranéenne de Films Vidéo (CMF) (2004) (France) (DVD) (Marcel Pagnol Collection)
- Leopardo Filmes (2018) (Portugal)
- ARTE (2020) (France) (tv)
- ARTE (2020) (Germany) (tv)
- Compagnie Méditerranéenne de Films Vidéo (CMF) (France) (VHS) (Marcel Pagnol Collection)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Rural well-digger Pascal has a pretty 18-year-old daughter Patricia who grew up in Paris; he dreams of her marrying his middle-aged partner Felipe. But she meets young Jacques Mazel from the village; one thing leads to another, and when both Jacques and Felipe go off to war, she's carrying Jacques's child. Faced with estrangement from her father, denial by Jacques' family, and the news that Jacques himself is missing in action, will Patricia agree to marry Felipe?
Written by Rod Crawford |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film famously contains a scene where characters listen to Maréchal Philippe Pétain's 17 June 1940 speech on the radio, announcing the need for an armistice with Adolf Hitler's Germany. Following the liberation of France in 1944, this was replaced with a speech by the Leader of Free France, General Charles de Gaulle, which made no sense in the context of the film. The Pétain speech was reinstated in recent years. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Les sentiers Marcel Pagnol. Les chemins d'une vie (2005). See more » |